Posts About "PDO"

August 4th, 2016We’re officially out of the ice age.
Hockey analytics took another step forward in the 2015-2016 season as the revolution continues to sweep across the sport. Teams continued to expand or start their own analytics departments, and the Arizona Coyotes named stat whiz John Chayka their general manager at just 26 years old – giving a...

December 1st, 2015After a tremendous 22-game start for the Washington Capitals, many reasons for the team's success are turning into valid explanations. The team is fantastic in puck possession. Justin Williams and T.J. Oshie have not disappointed one bit. Evgeny Kuznetsov is turning into a superstar while Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Orlov have caught fans'...

July 28th, 2015With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats, known as PDO, was created with the primary goal of quantifying how lucky or unlucky a given team or player has been.
The statistic is largely used only...

July 24th, 2015With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats, known as PDO, was created with the primary goal of quantifying how lucky or unlucky a given team or player has been.
The statistic is largely used only...

July 23rd, 2015With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats, known as PDO, was created with the primary goal of quantifying how lucky or unlucky a given team or player has been.
The statistic is largely used only...

June 26th, 2015Predictions are hardly ever perfect. But they are useful nonetheless. In advanced statistics, PDO is used as a predictor of future success. It's fairly simple to understand as well.
The PDO Equation
PDO is usually a simple number. It is the sum of a team's shooting percentage and the team's save percentage. Those numbers are...

December 14th, 2014
"Do advanced stats Lead to Playoff Success?"
This is the question that so many people love to argue about. Regardless of your opinion on the advanced stats "revolution" odds are your opinion is correct in some way. The reason is because statistics such as Corsi, Fenwick and PDO have both predicted successful teams and mistakenly...

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